Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission

Official Position List Arranged by Location 
As at March 31, 1936

Position*IncumbentAppointed*Salary Rate*Weekly/Monthly
HEAD OFFICE – OTTAWA (50)
Chairman Hector Charlesworth 10/31/32 10,000 
Vice-Chair G A Chaveau 8/17/35 8,000 
Commissioner W A Steele 17/1/33 8,000 
Station Manager* Walter F Powell 1/4/33 3,600 
Director, Publicity E C Buchanan 15/2/33 5,800 
Sup, Station Relations Ernest W Jackson 1/4/33 4,000 
Commercial Director* J Arthur Dupont 1/4/33 5,000 
Sr. Station Manager* Ernest L Bushnell 1/11/33 5,200 
Regional Program Dir George A Taggert 15/1/33 2,700 
Regional Program Dir K A Mackinnon 1/11/33 3,000 
Continuity Writer R E Sneyd 1/11/33 1,700 
Accountant M Peterkin 15/9/33 1,200 
Sr. Radio Engineer Gordon W Olive 1/4/33 4,800 
Radio Eng Cl. II J Alphonse Ouimet 16/11/34 2,000 
Chief Brdcst Operator F C Finley 1/4/33 2,400 
Asst Brdcst Operator C E Stiles 8/11/33 1,540 
Radio Electrician Roy D Cahoon 15/3/33 1,800 
Jr. Radio Technician J E Hayes 13/1/36 1,000 
Jr. Radio Technician G C Gould 1/11/33 1,000 
Maintenance Man J W Houghton 30/10/33 1,000 
Broadcast Inspector H F (Chev) Chevrier 1/10/33 2,000 
Announcer A Seguin 1/1/34 1,600 
Publicity Helper F H Wooding 1/4/35 (1,080) $90 month 
Script Writer Horace Brown 1/4/35 (360) $30 month
Accoustical Engineer D G McKinistry 1/9/35 2,280 
Radio Engineer, Cl. I H M Smith 1/9/35 3,420 
Secretary CRBC R P Landry 18/2/33 5,000 
Arch. Draftsman A A Rourke 25/3/33 1,500 
Clerk, Grade 2 S Schnobb 23/11/34 1,080 
Stenographer, Gr 2 J H Cole 15/4/35 1,080 
Stenographer, Gr 1 J Danis 11/4/33 1,080 
Typist, Gr 2 Y Gagnon 31/1/34 1,080 
Office Boy P Charbonneau 4/10/34 1,080 
Clerk, grade 4 I Kirby 3/11/32 1,080 
Clerk, grade 3 C McCaskin 17/6/33 1,200 
Clerk, grade 2 F McCauley 1/2/33 1,080 
B O’Brien 1/4/33 1,380 
R J O’Halloran 18/9/33 1,080 
Stenographer, Gr 2M C Lynch 6/2/35 1,080 
M Spence 8/5/35 1,080 
Stenographer, Gr 1 M Bance 5/11/35 720 
Typist, Gr 2 G Favreau 1/2/35 1,080 
Office Boy P Palef 18/12/35 600 
Clerk, grade 4 J A Leetham 10/4/33 1,920 
W R Mortimer 30/6/33 1,740 
G W Richardson 22/9/33 1,800 
Clerk, grade 3 G Paradis 8/11/33 1,620 
Clerk, grade 2 H W Gibson 1/5/33 1,140 
Stenographer, Gr 2G Appleby 5/7/33 1,380 
A G Gillespie30/6/331,380
HALIFAX STUDIOS (3)
Maritime Regional Program Director J Frank Willis 1/11/33 3,000 
Stenographer, Gr. 1 G M Duff 2/2/34 720 
Asst Brdcst OperatorL A Canning (pt.time)1/4/1935(300)$25 week
STATION CRCK, QUEBEC (4)
Studio Supervisor A H Houde 9/9/34 2,400 
Broadcast operator L Ducharme 1/9/34 2,100 
Continuity Writer V Provost 1/10/34 1,800 
AnnouncerG Arthur27/1/351,800
STATION CRCM, MONTREAL (17)
Clerk, Grade 4 H Butler 9/10/33 1,740 
Stenographer, Gr 2 Y L Rivet 11/12/33 1,200 
Chief Brdcst Operator A Reid 1/4/33 2,400 
Broadcast Operator E D Roberts 1/4/33 2,100 
Asst Brdcst Operator G Hudon 1/11/34 1,340 
Radio Electrician C Denoncourt 25/11/33 1,540 
Supvsr French Press L Houle 11/10/33 4,000 
Jr. Anncr (bilingual) M Gagnon 1/7/35 (1,300) $25 week 
Musical Director J J Gagne 1/4/35 (3,640) $70 week 
Music Librarian Alice Myette 1/4/35 (1,560) $30 week 
Announcer J Desbaillets 1/4/35 (2,340) $45 week 
Announcer H R Pelletier 1/4/35 (2,340) $45 week 
Announcer Wilfrid L Charland 1/4/35 (1,820) $35 week 
Announcer P Leduc 1/4/35 (1,300) $25 week 
Announcer M Gendron 1/10/35 (1,820) $35 week 
Continuity Asst Alberta Smith 1/4/35 (1,080) $90 month 
Continuity AsstC Salvietti1/4/1935(1,080)$90 month
STATION CRCO, OTTAWA (11)
Station Manager, Charles Shearer 15/5/33 4,000 
Brdcst Supervisor H E S Hamilton 15/5/33 2,400 
Chief Brdcst Oper. Roland K Anderson 1/4/33 2,100 
Broadcast Operator S Howker 1/4/33 1,800 
Asst Brdcst Operator J A Pickard 1/4133 1,800 
Jack T Carlyle 1/4/33 1,800 
T C R Walsh 25/1/35 1,350 
J Desautels 1/4/35 (1,300) $25 week 
Maintenance Man S S Brown 1/4/35 (1,196) $23 week 
Robert Anderson 1/4/35 (1,140) $20 week 
Anncr (apprentice)H H F (Herb) May1/9/1935(1,200)$23.08 week
STATION CRCT, TORONTO STUDIOS (26)
Station Manager and Stanley Maxted 1/9/35 4,750 
Out Region Prog Dir Rupert Lucas 1/9/35 3,500 
Studio Supervisor E Meisner 1/9/35 1,080 
Music Librarian L Waisman 1/4/35 (1,820) $35 week 
Music Arranger W G Milne 1/9/35 1,380 
Telephone Operator D I King 1/9/35 720 
R E Deacon 1/9/35 900 
T W Baker 1/9/35 1,500 
F J Garrod 1/9/35 1,800 
J Nairn Mogridge 1/9/35 1,800 
Traffic Clerk J A Spalding 1/9/35 1,800 
Broadcast Operator C W Speer 1/9/35 1,800 
S J Demert 1/11/35 1,800 
J A Murphy 1/11/35 1,620 
Asst Brdcst Operator Harold J Symes 1/11/35 1,500 
M J Werry 1/9/35 1,320 
Chief Announcer Charles Jennings 1/9/35 (2,400) $46.15 week 
Senior Announcer H G (Bud) Walker 1/9/35 (1,680) $32.30 week 
Announcer Ernest Morgan 1/9/35 (1,500) $28.84 week 
Announcer John Kannawin 1/9/35 (1,500) $28.84 week 
Announcer Norman Lucas 1/9/35 (1,500) $28.84 week
Janitor W W Burke 1//35 1,140 
Dist Publicity Agent H M Ball 24/9/33 2,000 
Stenographer, Gr.3 C Wares 9/10/33 1,620 
Stenographer, Gr.2 E M Slatter 1/9/35 1,200 
Stenographer, Gr.1N I Storey1/9/1935780
CRCT TRANSMITTER, BOWMANVILLE (7)
Radio Engineer, Cl.3 W A Shane 15/5/33 2,500 
Asst Brdcst Operator A R McDonald 15/5/33 1,800 
K O Foster 15/5/33 1,800 
C F Bounsall 15/5/33 1,800 
L S Morely 15/5/33 1,800 
H C Allin 15/5/33 1,800 
Maintenance ManE G Brown15/5/331,350
STATION CRCW, WINDSOR (7)

Station Manager 
Announcer 
(Vacant) 3,600 
Peter Aylen 1/4/33 1,800 
Terrance O’Dell 1/11/35 (1,300) $25 week 
Asst Brdcst operator G Gluns 1/11/35 (1,040) $20 week
M Gilbert 1/9/35 1,500 
Arthur W Holmes 1/11/35 1,320 
Stenographer, Gr.2J H Murphy24/1/351,080
STRATHBURN FREQUENCY MONITORING STATION (1)
Radio Engineer, Cl.2W G Richardson1/7/19352,100
REGINA (2)
Western Regional Program Director Horace N Stovin 19/10/33 3,000 
Stenographer, Gr.2Charles Maclin13/11/331,080
STATION CRCV, VANCOUVER (6)
Station Manager J R (Jack) Radford 1/1/35 3,600 
Chief Brdcst Operator F B C Hilton 1/1/35 2,400 
Broadcast Operator J G McMurtrie 1/9/35 2,400 
Asst Brdcst Operator Dick Claringbull 16/4/33 1,800 
Maintenance Man G A Humphries 1/4/33 1,350 
Stenographer, Gr.2D A Yeomans1/9/19331,080

Note: no announcers listed as salaried staff

(Bracketed figures estimated based on weekly or monthly pay shown)

Re-typed from official government publication by Lyman Potts

Updated to July, 2008